Global Patent Index - EP 1898638 A3

EP 1898638 A3 20081217 - Apparatus for generating electronic program guides and control method therefor

Title (en)

Apparatus for generating electronic program guides and control method therefor

Title (de)

Vorrichtung zur Erzeugung elektronischer Programmleitfäden und Steuerverfahren dafür

Title (fr)

Appareil pour générer des guides de programmes électroniques et son procédé de contrôle

Publication

EP 1898638 A3 20081217 (EN)

Application

EP 07115861 A 20070906

Priority

JP 2006241336 A 20060906

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1898638A2] In an EPG generating apparatus (1), a controller (19) specifies a program which meet a predetermined condition and extends the display area of the specified program as a popup portion. When extending the display area of a specified program (44), the controller (19) changes the configuration of the display area of the specified program (44) so that the display area of the specified program does not overlap the display area of another specified program (54) positioned close to the display area of the specified program (44).

IPC 8 full level

H04N 5/445 (2011.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

H04N 5/445 (2013.01 - KR); H04N 5/45 (2013.01 - KR); H04N 5/50 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 21/4316 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 21/47 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 21/4826 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 21/4345 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

  • [DXY] JP 2004320503 A 20041111 - MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD
  • [Y] WO 2006049150 A1 20060511 - MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP], et al
  • [Y] US 2002089546 A1 20020711 - KANEVSKY DIMITRI [US], et al
  • [A] EP 1126701 A1 20010822 - MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP]
  • [A] US 2003184578 A1 20031002 - COWPERTHWAITE DAVID J [US]
  • [Y] TSUHARA S ED - INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS: "Automatic window rearrangement using fuzzy rules", 1995 FOURTH IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON UNIVERSAL PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS RECORD. GATEWAY TO THE 21ST. CENTURY. TOKYO, NOV. 6 - 10, 1995; [IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON UNIVERSAL PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS], NEW YORK, IEEE, US, vol. CONF. 4, 6 November 1995 (1995-11-06), pages 682 - 686, XP010160627, ISBN: 978-0-7803-2955-3

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1898638 A2 20080312; EP 1898638 A3 20081217; CN 101141590 A 20080312; KR 100875941 B1 20081226; KR 20080022506 A 20080311; US 2008060007 A1 20080306; US 7890972 B2 20110215

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 07115861 A 20070906; CN 200710149552 A 20070906; KR 20070088834 A 20070903; US 84762507 A 20070830